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GEORGE E. EAs-TMAN, OE WASHINGTON MILLS, NEE'r YORK.

Letters Patent No. 80,341, dated July 28, 1868.

IMPEovEMENrfIN BAIL-EEES. y

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Be it known lthat I, G-EOEGE E. EASTMAN, of Washington Mills, in the county, of Oneida, and State of N e'w `1York, have invented a, new and improved Fail-Ear; and I do hereby declare that the following is a. full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to iiiake and'use the same, reference being had to the accompanying'drawings, forming p art of this specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in bail-ears for pails or buckets and for .other vessels of a similarconstruction, whereby 4they are rendered much' more durable than the ordinary pail-ear.

And the inventi'n consists in forming the ear with a branch exterior stay and "an interior stay, which are connected with the main plate ofl the ear, whereby the main plate is guarded and protected from injurious lat eral strain, and rendered strong and durable, as will hereinafter be more fully described.

Figure lirepresents the eer detached, it being a side view, as from the inside of a pail, showing the`4 exterior stay and the position of the interior stay in dotted lines.

.Figure 2 is an edge view of the ear, showing the manner of its attachment to a pail, the pail being shown in red color. Y I i Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts, A is the main plate of the ear, which is fastened by a nail or screw to the outside of the pail. B is the exterior branch-stay, which fits over and encloses the edge ofthe pail, as seen in iig. 2.

C is the interior stay, which is a, thin plate, extending at right angles withA and B, from-one to thevother,

connecting the two, and rendering the ear ostili' and strong.

In applying the ear to a pail, a slit vis made with a. saw in the'side of the pail, which thestayU enters, and the ear is driven down to the position seen inthe drawing, when it is fastened by a nail or screw through the main plate A, as seen at el..

The ear may be madeiof malleable iron or. brass casting or of any other suitable metal.A

Having described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A pail-ear, constructed substantially as and for the purposes herein shown and described.

The above speciii'cation oi'my invention signed by ine,- this 18th day of May, 1868.

GEORGE E. EASTMAN.

Witnessest W. W. CHAPMAN, DAVID HUGHES. 

